on the ladder: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    General EnglishneutralliteralMachine
    • Physically positioned on or standing upon a ladder.

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    • Mike was on the ladder repairing the gutter when I arrived at his house.

      Mike was physically standing on the ladder fixing the gutter when I arrived at his house.

    • She climbed on the ladder to hang the decorations for the party.

      She stood upon the ladder to hang the decorations for the party.

    • While on the ladder, Tom nearly lost his balance but managed to steady himself.

      While standing on the ladder, Tom almost fell but regained his balance.

    • The electrician was on the ladder checking the wiring in the ceiling.

      The electrician stood on the ladder inspecting the wiring in the ceiling.

  • 2.

    General EnglishfigurativeneutralliteraryMachine
    • Making progress in a hierarchical sequence (for example, social, professional, or financial advancement); climbing toward greater status or success.

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    • After landing the promotion, Lisa felt she was really on the ladder toward her career goals.

      After getting the promotion, Lisa felt she was advancing toward her career goals.

    • Are you on the ladder in your company, or do you feel stuck in your current position?

      Are you making progress in your company, or do you feel stuck in your current job?

    • He’s been on the ladder socially ever since he started volunteering at the local council.

      He has been improving his social status ever since he began volunteering at the local council.

Examples:

  • EN: I was standing on the ladder while you were pulling the piano up and the block and t...
    ES: Estaba en la escalera cuando tiraba del piano y la rondana se cayó...
  • EN: That's why Karsha was on the ladder trying to see what I was looking at.
    ES: Por eso Karsha estaba en la escalera, tratando de ver lo yo que estaba mirando.
  • EN: Step on the ladder, let him hear you.
    ES: Pisa la escalera, que te oiga.
  • EN: I heard his step on the ladder.
    ES: Escuché sus pasos en la escalera.
  • EN: Some say that the poor thing on the ladder is his lover.
    ES: Algunos dicen que esa pobrecilla de la escalera es su amante.
  • EN: Put him on the ladder, George.
    ES: Súbelo a la escalera, George.
  • EN: Yes,on the ladder.
    ES: - Sí, por la escalerita.
  • EN: Get on the ladder.
    ES: Sube a la escalera.
  • EN: But you were alone... Up there on the ladder.
    ES: Pero estabas sola en la escalera.
  • EN: Darling, please, not on the ladder!
    ES: ¡Querido, por favor, sobre la escalera no!
  • EN: Organizing the Miraculous Catch, up on the ladder.
    ES: Organizando la pesca milagrosa. Al final de la escalerita.
  • EN: Come on you two, but for heaven's sake don't make a noise on the ladder.
    ES: Venga, vosotros dos, por amor de Dios no hagáis ruido en la escalera.
  • EN: We're not on the ladder yet, are we!
    ES: No estamos en la escalera todavía, verdad?
  • EN: Master Jokl, Stretch him on the ladder!
    ES: Maestro Jokl, ¡extiéndalo sobre la escalera!
  • EN: Within a week, Riccardi's shop boasted real Romanoff nobility, and in spite of her mishap at Brandt's Tessie felt that her feet were now firmly set on the ladder of fortune.
    ES: Al cabo de una semana, la tienda de Riccardi contaba con la verdadera nobleza Romanoff y, a pesar de su percance en los almacenes Brandt, Tessie sintió que sus pies ascendían la escalera que lleva a la fortuna.
  • EN: I was standing on the ladder while you were pulling the piano up and the block and t...
    ES: Estaba en la escalera cuando tiraba del piano y la rondana se cayó...
  • EN: That's why Karsha was on the ladder trying to see what I was looking at.
    ES: Por eso Karsha estaba en la escalera, tratando de ver lo yo que estaba mirando.
  • EN: Step on the ladder, let him hear you.
    ES: Pisa la escalera, que te oiga.
  • EN: I heard his step on the ladder.
    ES: Escuché sus pasos en la escalera.
  • EN: Within a week, Riccardi's shop boasted real Romanoff nobility, and in spite of her mishap at Brandt's Tessie felt that her feet were now firmly set on the ladder of fortune.
    ES: Al cabo de una semana, la tienda de Riccardi contaba con la verdadera nobleza Romanoff y, a pesar de su percance en los almacenes Brandt, Tessie sintió que sus pies ascendían la escalera que lleva a la fortuna.

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